Phillipsburg High School officials told the newspaper on Tuesday that the suit comes from a Paulsboro High School student's family.

"The board has received a tort claim notice on behalf of a Paulsboro student, however; since this is pending/anticipated litigation, I am unable to comment on that notice or any pending/anticipated action," Phillipsburg Superintendent George Chando told the newspaper.

Earlier information indicated the lawsuit was from a black student at Phillipsburg, per an NBC10 story. The Times is trying to determine the identity of the Paulsboro student. The race of the student and family is not known at this time.

The photo, which came to light last month, depicted seven white students wearing Phillipsburg wrestling gear posing with a a black dummy, wearing a Paulsboro High School T-shirt, hanging from a noose.One of the teenagers held a paddle and two others had their sweatshirt hoods shaped into points.

A lawyer for the black student said notices of the intent to sue had been sent to the school district and the students in the picture because the client and his family felt "clearly threatened and intimidated by the photo and the action of the students."